Christianity has been successfully attacked and marginalized… because those who professed belief were unable to defend the faith from attack, even though its attackers’ arguments were deeply flawed.
You have to be a product of the product.
[T]here is no greater sign of innate misery than a love of teasing.
Writing is a combination of intangible creative fantasy and appallingly hard work.
I get a warm feeling among my books.
Literature illuminates life only for those to whom books are a necessity.
It is not what happens to people that is significant, but what they think happens to them.
We try to approach everything in Life After Hate and Exit USA with compassion. While we really promote approaching things with compassion and empathy, because that's what changed us, it's very difficult knowing there are very virulent, vile people who are focused on furthering the Donald Trump cause. Right now we're dealing with a lot of fake news, misinformation, propaganda, parody. My goal is still trying to reach people through compassionate means, and to get them access to real information. My goal is to share my story and get people out of their bubble, so they can empathize.
You don't want to disappoint. Especially someone like me who's been out of music for years and hasn't had an album in like, four years.
And if those children are unresponsive, maybe you can't teach them yet, but you can love them. And if you love them today, maybe you can teach them tomorrow.
The boughs of no two trees ever have the same arrangement. Nature always produces individuals; She never produces classes.